Open AccessRupture of the left atrial ‘basal’ appendage due to blunt trauma in an elderly patient
Author(s) -
Kazuyuki Tanoue,
Naoyuki Sata,
Yukinori Moriyama,
Kenkichi Miyahara
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.07.064
Subject(s) - blunt , medicine , blunt trauma , appendage , basal (medicine) , surgery , complication , cardiology , anatomy , insulin
Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is associated with a high mortality rate. Motor vehicle accidents account for most cardiac ruptures, but crush injury is relatively rare. We describe a case of a 77-year-old man who had the left atrial 'basal' appendage ruptured through blunt trauma due to a fall. He was surgically treated and recovered without complication.
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